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Dr Phil Crosby

/Business Strategist & WA Liaison, CASS/

CASS Business Strategist & Major Projects Specialist. Assistant Director: WA Stakeholder Management

https://people.csiro.au/C/P/Phil-Crosby

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PO BOX 76
EPPING NSW 1710 AUSTRALIA

Biography

Until switching to an Honorary Fellow role, Phil Crosby was CSIRO's Astronomy & Space Science (CASS) Business Strategist and Major Project Specialist, with responsibilities including long range planning, risk reviews, new program studies, and industry engagement. Phil retains oversight of CASS's Project Review Board, and supports Space Science projects and events.

Phil trained as an electronics and communications engineer with ICL and British Telecom, before joining Mt Newman Mining (WA) as field engineer, and prior to operating his own electronics business in Sydney. He moved into agribusiness in regional NSW whilst completing a business degree in Armidale. In 1989 Phil returned to Sydney as Director/General Manager of MACE, an environmental instrument manufacturer. In 1994, he joined NATA in the field of technical management standards, quickly becoming NSW/ACT State Manager, then National Operations Manager. In 1997 he jointly managed the transition of NATA's certification arm into a commercial entity, and became Business & Strategy Manager responsible for international growth and personally established offices in Korea, India, Chile, and Turkey. Phil also led several major studies, including an environment impact assessment of Antarctic stations. During 2005, Phil took an embedded role in Boeing Australia as Manager, Industrial Participation Strategy, and completed further studies in strategic planning. Phil joined the Leadership Team of CSIRO's Australia Telescope National Facility in Marsfield, Sydney in February 2007.Between 2009 and 2011, he accepted a secondment to the SKA Program Development Office in the University of Manchester (UK), responsible for development and implementation of industry engagement plans, and support of SKA procurement strategies. His PhD is related to improving success in high-technology mega-projects.

Professional Areas

Current Roles

  • Strategist & Major Project Specialist
    Strategic planning, and mega-project consulting

  • WA Stakeholder Liason
    Strategic level interactions with WA Government, Astro groups, and industry

Academic Qualifications

  • 2013

    Cert in Systems Thinking & Complex Project Management
    Int. Centre for Complex Project Management

  • 2013

    Cert in Basic Physics
    Swinburne University of Technology

  • 2012

    Doctor of Philosophy - Success in Megaprojects
    Curtin University, WA

  • 2007

    Company Director's Diploma
    Institute of Company Directors

  • 2000

    Cert IV in Environmental Practice
    TAFE

  • 1995

    Cert III in Quality Management
    Quality College

  • 1992

    Grad Dip Export Management
    Institure of International Business

  • 1987

    BA Business Administration
    Somerset University

  • 1974

    Cert in Telecommunications Practice
    City & Guilds

  • 1970

    Cert in General Engineering
    City & Guilds

Achievements and Awards

  • 2015-2015

    ASKAP team member recipient - Chairman's Medal
    CSIRO

  • 2009-2009

    Joint winner - Chairman's Award
    BAE SYSTEMS

  • 2008-2008

    Good Corporate Citizenship - Environmental Work
    CSIRO

  • 2004-2005

    Antarctic Service Certificate
    Australian Antarctic Division - DoE

Other highlights

  • 2014-2016

    Appointed project leader for new CASS office 'start-up' in Perth, WA

  • 2009-2011

    Selected for secondment to SKA project Office in Manchester, UK

  • 2005

    Selected to complete Boeing's Leadership Development Program, including studies at Boeing's Leadership Centre in St. Louis, USA.

  • 2004

    Selected to lead an on-site environmental impact assessment of Australia's Antarctic stations

  • 2010

    Invited speaker at NASA project Management Challenge (Longbeach, USA)

Community and Corporate Citizenship

  • 2016

    Advisory Board - Int. Centre for Complex Project Mgmt

  • 2010

    Environmental Ambassador for CASS

  • 2007-2009

    ATNF Change Partner

  • 2007

    Chair ATNF Project Review Board

  • 2009

    Engineers Aust. National Committee for Space Engineering

Publications

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